Register online at ActiveMONTGOMERY.org
Meadowside Nature Center 5100 Meadowside Lane • Rockville, MD 20855 • 301-258-4030 MeadowsideNature.org • Meadowside@MontgomeryParks.org Open Tuesday–Saturday, 9am–5pm. Trails open daily dawn to dusk.
Earn Boy Scout Badges this Summer at Meadowside Nature Center!
Get some hands-on fun and earn your Boy Scout badges at the same time! For more information, please visit MontgomeryParks.org/Camps. Ages 10-17. Please bring a bag lunch.
Mammal Study Merit Badge #12586
What do humans, cats, bats, whales, elephants, horses and anteaters have in common? They're all mammals! Learn the characteristics of our animal class in this hands-on workshop. We'll work on all five requirements for this badge, including a project that will benefit some of the mammals in Rock Creek Regional Park. Wednesday, July 6 • 10am-2:30pm • Fee: $50
Bird Study Merit Badge #12587
Earning your Bird Study merit badge is a great beginning to a fun and fulfilling lifelong hobby! Scouts will look for native birds at a local birding hot spot, learn about bird identification and calls and more in this two-day class. 2 Classes • Thursday, July 7 and Friday, July 8 10am-2:30pm each day • Fee: $100
The classes listed below are full, but you can get on the waitlist at ActiveMONTGOMERY.org Chemistry Merit Badge • Environmental Science Merit Badge • Geology Merit Badge: Wild Cave Excursion
JUNE 2016
6/11 O sprey Banding on the Patuxent #18364
Spend the morning visiting osprey nesting platforms by boat with naturalist Greg Kearns. Greg has been conducting osprey research for close to 30 years! He’ll share his research and lots of great stories as we travel along the Patuxent River banding juvenile osprey. Meet at Meadowside and bring a snack, water and sunscreen. Van transportation included in fee. 12 & up • $40 • Saturday, June 11 • 7:30am-12:30pm
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6/15 C hampion Trees Tour and Hike #18549
Montgomery County is home to international, national, state, and county champion trees. Half the trees on this year’s tour are newly designated champions! We’ll see redbud, ginkgo, pin oak, pignut hickory, black willow and more on our loop tour through Kensington and Bethesda. Join guests Joe Howard of the Montgomery County Forestry Board and Montgomery Parks Forest Ecologist Carole Bergmann to learn about each tree and what makes them champions. Van transportation included in fee; meet at Meadowside. Bring a drink and snack, and plan to do some walking. Registration required. 18 & up • $20 • Wednesday, June 15 • 10am-1pm
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